Imagine Two Artificial Satellites Orbiting Earth At The Same Distance. One Satellite Has A Greater Mass Than The Other One? Which Of The Following Would Be True About Their Motion?
A.The satellite with the greater mass is being pulled toward Earth w/ less of a force than the other satellite
B.The satellite w/ the greater mass is being pulled toward Earth w/ a greater force than the other
C.The two satellites are being pulled equal force by the moon
D.The two satellites are being pulled toward Earth w/ equal force

Question

Imagine Two Artificial Satellites Orbiting Earth At The Same Distance. One Satellite Has A Greater Mass Than The Other One? Which Of The Following Would Be True About Their Motion?
A.The satellite with the greater mass is being pulled toward Earth w/ less of a force than the other satellite
B.The satellite w/ the greater mass is being pulled toward Earth w/ a greater force than the other
C.The two satellites are being pulled equal force by the moon
D.The two satellites are being pulled toward Earth w/ equal force

praxer · Answer

do you know the equation of the centripetal force? :)

anonymous · Answer

im thinking it would be D due to the fact that the force of gravity is aproxomatly 9.8 m/s², therefore they would both be being pulled by the same amount, just one may be moving faster then the other..